Add shapes to a slide

Add shapes to a slide

The Zoho Show app for Android offers an interesting set of shapes to create your diagrams in minutes. You can create visually engaging presentations with shapes, smart elements, scribbles, and connectors.

 
Add shapes

  1. Open the required slide, then tap the insert icon  in the top-right corner.


  2. Tap Shape  at the bottom of the screen.


 

  1. Scroll to choose between Basic Shapes, Block Arrows, Flow Charts, Equation Symbols, Stars, Callouts, Action Buttons, and Lines (Connectors).


  1. Tap to select your preferred shape from the list. 

  1. Use the pointers to adjust the size of the element.


 

You can also move and rotate the shape.

 

Add smart elements

 

Smart elements are used to represent a data graphically. Show app for Android offers various smart indicators for you to visualize your data easily.

 

  1. Open the required slide, then tap the insert icon  in the top-right corner.

  1. Tap Shape  at the bottom of the screen.

  2. Tap SMART ELEMENT at the top next to SHAPE.



  1. Tap to choose the required smart element.

  2. Enter the required data and the duration it needs to play in the slide.



  3. Use the pointers to adjust the size of the element. 

You can also move and rotate the smart element.

 
Add scribbles

 

The free draw on pen option lets you can create your own shapes with Scribble, Line, Polyline, and Curve. You can use the connectors to create flowcharts.

 

  1. Open the required slide, then tap the insert icon  in the top-right corner.

  2. Tap Shape  at the bottom.

  3. Tap SCRIBBLE at the top next to SMART ELEMENT.

     

FREE DRAW ON PEN

  1. Tap to select Scribble, Line, Polyline, or Curve.


  2. Draw free lines to create a shape of your choice.

  3. Use  and  in the top-right to undo and redo your actions respectively.


  4. Click the check mark icon in the top-right corner once you've created the shape.


  5. Use the pointers to resize, move, and rotate your shape.

    While using the scribble option, check the Shape Recognition checkbox to see your hand drawn shape transform into a polished shape.

CONNECTORS

 

  1. Tap to select the preferred connector.

  2. Use the pointers to resize, move, and rotate the connector.

     

Add silhouettes

 

Silhouettes are graphical illustrations that can be used to liven up your presentations. Show for Android offers various silhouettes grouped into Business, Athletes, Emotions, Hand Gestures, and Currencies.

 

  1. Open the required slide.

  2. Tap the insert icon  in the top right.

  3. Tap Shape  in the bottom of the screen.

  4. Tap SILHOUETTE next to SCRIBBLE.



  5. Tap the required silhouette to be added to your slide.

  6. Use the pointers to adjust the size of the silhouette.


Add Humaaans

The Humaans add-on for the Show app for Android allows you to add illustrations to your slide. The illustrations are categorized into various categories for you to choose from.
  1. Open the required slide.
  2. Tap insert  in the top-right corner.
  3. Tap Shape at the bottom.
  4. Tap HUMAAANS at the top next to SILHOUETTE.



  5. Tap the required illustration to add to your slide.
  6. Use the pointers to adjust the size of the illustration and place in anywhere on the slide.

Add Feather icons

Icons help explain content effectively while reducing on-screen text. The Feather icons add-on for the Show app for Android offers various icons.
  1. Open the required slide.
  2. Tap insert  in the top-right corner. 
  3. Tap Shape  at the bottom.
  4. Tap FEATHER ICONS at the top next to HUMAAANS.


  5. Tap the required icon to add to your slide.
  6. Use the pointers to adjust the size of the icon and to place it anywhere in the slide.

Delete a shape:

  1. Long-press a shape to select it and choose Delete.

You can also tap on a shape, tap More and select Delete.


 

  1. To delete multiple objects, long-press to select the first shape, tap to select the other shapes, and choose the delete icon.




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